Pet Beach — Attraction in Area B (Westside/Swan Lake/Kalamalka Lake)

Beautiful little rocky beach with stunning landscape and rock formations,excellent for photography and enjoying a picnic or just taking in the scenery. It is a pet beach so also great for your pet and even pet photography! I would recommend the morning, catch sunrise from this side of the park. I would say it's roughly 15 minutes or less from the main parking lot following easily well marked trails. I also recommend bear spray,they live here too!Better safe than sorry while out exploring, especially being alone like me in bear country. There was a mama bear and 2 cubs seen there just a few months ago so this is a friendly reminder that this is a wild place and super beautiful. Make noise be aware,...

It's wonderful to have an access point to bring your dogs, and Kalamalka lake is generally clear and blue. Things yo be aware of: it's a small hike including some steep sections - not ideal in flip flops and those with mobility issues may be challenged. The beach is rocky - if intending to go in with your pets, you will want water shoes - the rocks are slippery and tough to navigate in bare feet. There isn't much shade, if you are planning to go for a while you may want...

When we got there we were the only ones there and it was a beautiful sunny day. We thought this was a lovely beach as we do love Kal lake. However, we quickly realized there is so much poison ivy there. They only had a warning sign on the other path (not the one we came down). Since our dog likes to run and gets the zoomies often while playing, we felt really uncomfortable there and left pretty soon...